Enslaved- What should I buy?

[WNxScythe]

I was reccommended Enslaved by many of you on this forum, and I'd like to know your opinion on their best cd(s).

Thx in advance.

 

[Victim of Deception]

Below the Lights and Mardraum are my personal faves, but I'm biased towards the more recent stuff.

 

[WNxScythe]

Any particular reason for this ^^^?

 

[Hell Mike]

I'd say start from the beginning, or at least with the first album (Vikingligr Veldi).

 

[Victim of Deception]

Any particular reason for this ^^^?

I prefer their proggy black metal to the rawer early viking stuff.

 

[unknown]

^^^ as do I

(the early stuff I like too, but I enjoy the latter material more)

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Start out with Vikingligr Veldi, the best of their early works and Below the Lights, the best of their more recent works. This should give you a good picture of their two most prominent styles.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Vikingligr Veldi & Hordanes Land

 

[Life Sucks]

Vikingligr Veldi

Agreed. Frost is very good too. I must say, that I also like Above the Lights a lot, and that it is not faggoth or norsecore by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[Doomwatcher]

Vikingligr Veldi & Hordanes Land

Seconded.

 

[Cythraul]

I don't think Frost is particularly good. There's a few moments of bad riffage and disjointed songwriting on there and a sucky attempt at vocal harmony. Svarte Vidder is a good song though. I also think Mardraum and Below the Light's are a little overrated. Mardraum in particular suffers from an overabundance of pentatonic-based 70's psychedelic rock riffs that neither reach melodic resolution nor carry on a logical development. Riffs like that are completely out of context on an extreme metal album.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

I also think Mardraum and Below the Light's are a little overrated. Mardraum in particular suffers from an overabundance of pentatonic-based 70's psychedelic rock riffs that neither reach melodic resolution nor carry on a logical development. Riffs like that are completely out of context on an extreme metal album.

Gee you're gonna hate Isa, its packed with progressive riffs, stylings and vocals. Personally I think the progressive riffs work very well within their sound and works suprisingly well along side the more black metal parts. Personally I think that the progressive elements have been in Enslaved sound since the beggining and has always been one of the things that have made them so unique. Of course they have come more and more forward as time has gone on...

 

[Goffdahl]

Actually I like their first and last album the most.

Vikingligr Veldir and Below the Lights are both awesome even though they are not even slightly close musically...

 

[speed]

I like Monumension the best. Its very progressive, and may be a bit hard to get a hold on, but once you do, its quite excellent.

 

[St. Vitus]

Vikingligr Veldi and Hordanes Land

 

[Oceanic Motion]

Monumension and Below The Lights, imo.

 

[Freanan]

I found Frost to be rather boring.
It is too fast to... leave anything for the listener.
It has a really frosty atmosphere but it is neither brutal nor epic. -It just goes by like the picture of a fjord painted on a highspeed train.

Are there albums of Enslaved that are atmospheric? epic? brutal?
Anything of that?

 

[Episteme]

ELD.

'Nuff said.

 

[Ben_t]

I've never really given Enslaved a chance until I picked up Vikingligr Veldi like 2 weeks ago (it was used and cheap so I gave it a try) and it is a great release. I love this album and I really recommend it.

 

[J.]

Eld and Monumension